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Tue, Sep 22 · 06:00 AM CDT

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Generated Tue, Sep 22 · 06:00 AM CDTWindow last 6 hours

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Coverage now updates on a rolling 6-hour window, while NVD entries come from the live API using a last-24-hours modified window and are sorted by severity.

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News stays on the current 6-hour slice, videos now use the last 24 hours, and NVD uses the API instead of the traditional feed to better match the live site behavior.

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Top stories

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:22:03 +0530

SideCopy Broadens India Targeting to Academia With ReverseRAT Spear-Phishing

9.3/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsaipolicy

Summary
The threat actor known as SideCopy has been observed using spear-phishing lures to target academic institutions in India, expanding their strategic focus beyond government entities. "SideCopy campaign operations typically initiate through spear-phishing campai

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:01:59 +0530

Zyxel and Veeam Flaws Under Active Exploitation With Command and SYSTEM Access

9.3/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsvulnpolicy

Summary
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a now-patched security flaw impacting Zyxel GS1900 series switches to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability,

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:08:18 +0530

Malicious npm Package indexed-btree Hid Its Loader in Runtime Code Before Removal

9.2/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newssupply-chain

Summary
A malicious npm package named "indexed-btree" has been observed hiding its malicious behavior within application code rather than using lifecycle scripts, indicating that threat actors are likely shifting tactics in response to recent security controls. "Index

Tue, Sep 22 · 06:00 AM CDT

AI Drives Surge in Bot and API Threats

8.7/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:03:57 +0530

One Hidden Meta Muse Setting Could Let Attackers Turn the AI Assistant Into a Backdoor

8.6/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsmalwareai

Summary
Malware already running on a Mac can quietly take over Meta's Muse assistant and use the broad access its owner granted the app, security researcher Patrick Wardle has shown in a proof-of-concept released on September 21. It works by changing a hidde

Worth skimming

Tue, Sep 22 · 06:00 AM CDT

Attackers Abuse npm Trusted Publishing in GHAPPIER Campaign

8.5/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinesupply-chainai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Tue, Sep 22 · 06:00 AM CDT

ShinyHunters Claim Hack of Rival Ransomware Gang Clop

8.5/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalwareai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Tue, Sep 22 · 06:00 AM CDT

CISOs Must Update Incident Response Playbooks for Multimodal Deepfakes, Gartner Warns

8.2/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:33:14 +0530

WordPress Comment2Shell Flaw Can Turn Anonymous Comment XSS Into RCE via Admin Session

8.1/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsvuln

Summary
A new flaw in WordPress core let an anonymous visitor leave a comment that planted a hidden script on the page. If a logged-in administrator later opened that page, the script could run code on the site's server. WordPress fixed the flaw, tracked as CVE-2

Tue, Sep 22 · 04:00 AM CDT

I said no and Apple said yes

8.1/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 2 hours ago.